Steel Storage Tank Manufacturers Trace Roots Back to 1859 for early Steel Storage Tank Designs.

Every manufacturing industry has a beginning or a single activity that sparked the very roots that we can trace back.  For the storage tank manufacturing industry, those roots have been traced back to 1859 during the initial oil refining movement to illuminate oil lamps.  Of course all of that changed with the invention and mass introduction of electricity.

The history “stories” have it that the early automotive industry really sparked the need to store small amounts of oil for the manufacturing and operating of early automotive machines.  Thus the early storage tank manufacturing need arose from this initial oil storage demand.

With the growing need of storage tank manufacturing came the immediate need to establish industry standards and practices.  Safety of storing the material was job number one.  In early 1916 a group of Midwestern steel manufacturers got together and established the National Steel Tank Association, which today is known as STI.  Their initial goals were to promote industry safety and manufacturing standards, education, quality certification, and the general promotion of steel to be used as the material of choice for storage of products.

Around 1925, Underwriters Laboratories (UL) published its first storage tank manufacturing edition of their UL 58 publication.  Also in the early 1900′s, the National Board of Fire Underwriters initiated industry standards for the protection of the public and firefighters from hazardous fires.  Their NBFU 30 document established safety standards for storing flammable materials in less than 250 gallon-sized storage tanks.

The first steel storage tanks actually used rivets to seam the steel together.  These tanks were less than 1,000 gallons and were prone to corrosion, especially as they were put underground.

Beginnings are interesting to uncover and interesting to discuss.  If your company is in need of stainless steel storage tank design, fabrication and manufacturing, please contact Bendel Tank & Heat Exchanger at 866-596-5112 or email Vince Petrucci or Vivek Patel at Bendel.  We look forward to talking with you soon!

 

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Pressure Vessel Manufacturing & Fabrication Leaders to Meet at PVMA in Fall 2011

Bendel Tank & Heat Exchanger enjoys keeping our customers and website visitors up-to-date on key industry events and meetings as they pertain to storage tank, pressure vessel and heat exchanger fabrication and manufacture organizations.  This particular post is an update on the PVMA Fall 2011 meeting in Columbus, OH, September 26-27, 2011.

Regularly scheduled PVMA meetings serve as a focal point for programs and activities. PVMA meets at least two times each year. The annual meeting, usually held in March, blends three days of business and leisure activities at a resort location. A one-day business meeting is held in September.

Regular business is the focus of each meeting. Business is conducted by committees and special interest groups. All members have an opportunity to participate. The committees and groups address the issues, discuss industry matters and recommend direction for the Association.

There are two key working groups: The Technical and Code Issues Group, and the Member Services Committee which addresses membership growth and benefit issues.

Besides regular business matters, meetings often include informative programs on topics of specific importance to member representatives.

PVMA Fall Meeting – September 26-27, 2011
National Board Training and Conference Center – Columbus, OH

In addition to PVMA meetings, the Association is well represented by members and its technical consultant at meetings of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, held four times each year. For further information on upcoming meetings, please contact the association headquarters in Chicago. (630) 942-6590 or info@pvma.org.

If your company would like information about our pressure vessel fabrication and manufacturing program at Bendel Tank & Heat Exchanger, please call us at 866-596-5112 or contact  Vince Petrucci or Vivek Patel at Bendel.

 

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